AEDs Proven to Save LivesAEDs Proven to Save Lives

Automated external defibrillators save at least 522 lives per year in the United States and Canada by being deployed in public places, a research team reported at the American Heart Association annual meeting. Bystanders using AEDs more than doubled survival rates among victims felled by a sudden heart stoppage due to a heart attack or errant heart rhythm. Time is critical when someone is at risk of sudden cardiac death. One member of the research team, Myron “Mike” L.